The Influence Of Carlos Prieto On Contemporary Cello Music

This book includes biographical information on Carlos Prieto, his contributions to music, as well as a detailed catalog of 72 pieces commissioned and/or dedicated to him. A graduate of MIT and a former director of Fundidora, the biggest steel company in Mexico, Carlos Prieto decided at the age of 38 to abandon his career as a business man and become a full time professional cellist. Since then he has premiered over 90 pieces, most of them commissioned and/or dedicated to him by Latin-American composers. These commissions and dedications represent about 50 percent of the music written for the cello by Latin-American composers. This is the first time a study has been conducted on this body of music.

• | Author: Alán Saúl Saucedo Estrada
• | Publisher: Upa
• | Publication Date: Apr 15, 2014
• | Number of Pages: 138 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 0761863265
• | ISBN-13: 9780761863267